Ze, Tom / Estudando A Bossa : Nordeste Plaza
Album: Estudando A Bossa : Nordeste Plaza   Collection:World
Artist:Ze, Tom   Added:Nov 2010
Label:Luaka Bop  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2010-12-19 Pull Date: 2011-02-20 Charts: Reggae/World
Week Ending: Feb 13 Feb 6 Jan 30 Jan 23 Jan 16 Jan 9 Jan 2
Airplays: 1 1 1 2 1 2 2

Recent Airplay
1. Feb 08, 2011: At the Cafe Bohemian
Rio Arrepio
4. Jan 18, 2011: At the Cafe Bohemian
Roquenrol Bim-Bim
2. Feb 05, 2011: JR's World
De: Tera; Para: Humanidade
5. Jan 17, 2011: &tc.
Roquenrol Bim-Bim
3. Jan 25, 2011: Global Warming at the Cafe Bohemian
Roquenrol Bim-Bim
6. Jan 09, 2011: FLASHBANG RADIO: GNARWHAL vs. PREDATOR
Filho Do Pato, Sincope Joaobim

Album Review
Don Farrell
Reviewed 2010-12-19
Nice sounding Brazilian Bossa Nova with a slight experimental-spoof on the style. He did the same thing to Samba in 1975 with an album "Estudando o samba". Tom Ze was one of the influences to the Tropicalia movement ( made fun of the generals in power and good taste in Brazilian popular music) in the 1960's. All tracks are real nice.
***1: 3:50 male vocal, fem chorus mellow cool Bossa Nova
**2: 2:45 slower fem voc & chorus then male raspy vocal
***3: 2:48 simple guitar and non stop vocal rant/dialogue
****4: 3:38 mellow bossa, male vocal with lovely fem chorus
***5: 2:55 straight ahead Bossa Nova
6: 3:15 straight ahead Bossa Nova with fem chorus
***7: 3:53 slower male vocals, Ze in Portuguese, David Byrne in English, fem chorus.
****8: 4:03 dreamy rhythm with fem vocals/chorus deconstructed classic "Bim Bom"
***9: 2:17 vocal raspberries intro then male/fem vocals
***10: 3:39 dreamy rhythm with male & fem vocals
****11: 3:26 nice male vocal/some scat and electronics
***12: 2:37 fem chorus & lovely fem vocal
****13: 3:53 experimental approach, lots of cool sounds
***14: 3:48 dreamy rhythm with male & fem vocals & sounds
D  Farrell 12/2010

Track Listing
1. Introducao   8. Roquenrol Bim-Bim
2. Barquinho Heroi   9. Mulher De Musica
3. Joao Nos Tribunais   10. Brazil, Capital Buenos Aires
4. O Ceu Desabou   11. Amor Do Rio
5. Sincope Joaobim   12. Bolero De Platao
6. Filho Do Pato   13. Solvador, Bahia De Caymmi
7. Outra Insensatz, Poe   14. De: Tera; Para: Humanidade